Organic material in meteorites and the link to the origin of life

Life requires specific conditions that have been, so far, only proven to meet on Earth. Though the chemical elements required to form living organism (C, H, N, O, S, etc) are widespread in the universe, the molecules that are crucial for Life, like nucleobases or amino acids, may not be so ubiquito...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Remusat L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-02-01
Series:BIO Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20140203001